Want to help your kids do better in school this fall? Get them moving. That?s the message from a growing field of research linking physical activity with better academic performance.

As Madonna hits the half-century mark this weekend, she may be stepping into a role that even she, with all her marketing savvy, might not have dreamed up: poster child for the 50-and-fabulous set.

Dara Torres, the oldest woman ever to make the U.S. Olympic swim team, is inspiring many middle-aged women to set goals and return to their fitness routines.

Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active ? not just on the field, but at home and school ? may hinder their recovery.

Middle-aged members of a runner's club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run, according to a new study.

New technology could eventually make infertility treatments more effective and less expensive. Though it has so far only been tested with mouse embryos, the hope is that it could improve the process of selecting the most viable embryos for in vitro fertilization.

A study shows olive leaf extract is effective in lowering blood pressure.

Certain Simplicity bassinets shouldn't be used, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission alert.

A study finds people who say they are satisfied with life are more likely to be in good or excellent health a few years later.